An Introduction to Nortech China / Asia-Based Wire and Cable Solutions

At Nortech’s facility in Suzhou, China, we help design, prototype, and produce wire and cable assemblies of every type. This site, located about 60 miles from central Shanghai, is ISO 9001-certified and complements our existing capabilities in North America. Nortech China is an ideal option for a company looking for an Asia-based source of complex […]

Molded Cable Assemblies: How Are They Built?

Molded Cable Assembly

Do you know what molded cable assemblies are? These cables are used mainly for ruggedized aerospace and defense applications. We are proud to produce this critical technology at our Blue Earth facility in southern Minnesota. At Nortech, we understand the need for reliability and sensibility in molded cable design, and we are here to help. […]

Need Consistency in your Conformal Coating Application? Automate It!

Our process is infinitely repeatable which leads to a more controlled coating thickness from board to board and from batch to batch. Video transcription: Today’s smaller circuit boards require specialized equipment for the placement of components the size of a grain of sand. Nortech’s solution to this increasingly complex challenge is the Panasonic SMT with […]

How Is Active Optical Changing Fiber Optic Cable Assembly Design?

Man working controls of robotic arm in industry 4.0 smart factory production line

Every year, more businesses are turning to fiber optic solutions. As more applications require faster transmission rates with higher accuracy across longer distances, more design engineers, data managers, and industry SMEs question how new fiber optic cable assembly design applications such as Active Optical Cables differ from conventional fiber optic cables.  Nortech Systems’ Active Optical […]

An Introduction to Nortech Mankato / PCBA Solutions

At Nortech’s Mankato, Minnesota facility, we help design, prototype and produce printed circuit board assemblies of every type. This site, located an hour south of the Twin Cities metro area, has been our Center of Excellence for PCBA manufacturing for a number of years and continues to deliver high-quality results for our partners. Video transcription: […]